广东省中山市20122013高二下学期5月月考试题

1、1广东省中山市广东省中山市 20122013 学年度下学期学年度下学期高二英语高二英语 5 月月考试题月月考试题考试时间：考试时间：120120 分钟分钟 试卷分值：试卷分值：135135 分分第一部分第一部分:完形填空完形填空 (共共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 2 分分,满分满分 30 分分)It was a December 23 many years ago. For a single mom who was supporting my children completely 1 , Christmas was looking bleak (凄凉的).It was early eve

2、ning. The snow was falling softly, 2 , and my children were both asleep. I was wrapped in a blanket, sitting at the window, watching the snow, when I heard someone knocking at my front door. 3 , I wondered who would stop on such a snowy winter night. I opened the door and found a couple.“Are you Sus

3、an?” The man stepped forward as he held out a lot of boxes for me. Nodding stupidly, unable to find my 4 , I was sure they thought I was mentally disabled. Finally coming to my 5 , I invited them in. The couple _6_themselves and told me their packages were all gifts for my little family.My 7 angels

4、then handed me a white envelope, and took turns hugging me. They wished me a Merry Christmas and 8 into the night as suddenly as they had appeared.Amazed and deeply 9 , I looked at the boxes and gifts around me and felt the ache of depression suddenly being 10 into a childlike joy. I began to cry. I

5、 cried hard, sobbing tears of the deepest gratitude.Suddenly, I 11 the envelope. Like a child, I 12 it and a shower of bills flitted to the floor. 13 them up, I counted the money, then recounted it to make sure I had it right. Sobbing again, I said it out loud: “One hundred dollars.”One 14 from comp

6、lete strangers and magically turned a painful day into a(n) 15 one that we would always remember with happiness. 1. A. apart B. firmly C. merely D. alone2. A. silently B. roughly C. apparently D. occasionally3. A. Excited B. Alarmed C. Disappointed D. Pleased4. A. voice B. attention C. imagination D

7、. thought5. A. senses B. interests C. ideas D. aims6. A. teased B. encouraged C. reminded D. introduced7. A. humorous B. strange C. mysterious D. funny8. A. escaped B. disappeared C. elected D. hired9. A. frightened B. upset C. satisfied D. touched10. A. designed B. seized C. transformed D. reformed

8、 11. A. painted B. remembered C. mentioned D. covered12. A. felt B. found C. opened D. recognized13. A. Gathering B. Separating C. Turning D. Putting14. A. interview B. check C. visit D. talk215. A. racial B. reasonable C. special D. awful第二部分第二部分 语法填空（共语法填空（共 10 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分）Ren

9、a, one of my colleagues, was very sad. Her husband had recently passed away. She was suffering both emotionally and financially. It looked as if she 16 (forget) how to smile. As she had not eaten properly for several days, she suddenly fell 17 (conscious) in the office and was admitted into the hosp

10、ital.After a few days, she recovered and returned 18 the office. Another colleague, Charmi, had an idea of welcoming Rena back 19 (cheer) her up. So we prepared a handmade welcome card, on 20 everybody wrote some beautiful positive words. Someone made two paper butterflies and pasted 21 on the card.

11、When Rena entered the office, Jenny sang a beautiful song and gave her a pink rose. All the 22 gathered there and gave her 23 big welcome card. Rena was so happy! Especially on seeing the paper butterflies, she was excited.Two weeks after that, Rena pinned her “thank you” card on the message board w

12、ith more than 50 multi-colored butterflies 24 different sizes around the card! And also, she made some paper roses, cranes and bells. Her paper handicrafts were so amazing 25 everybody praised her work.第三部分第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节：阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）AA man named Smith was sit

13、ting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, Can I give you a lift to higher ground? No, thanks, said Smith. I have faith in God and he will save me. Soon the water rose to Smiths waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up an

14、d someone called out, Can I give you a lift to higher ground? No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me. Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. Grab the rope, shouted the pilot. Ill pull you up. No, thanks, said Smith. I have faith in

15、God and he will save me.”But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. Tell me, God, he said, I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened? To which

16、God replied, What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter.26When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, _.A. Smith pulled the pilot upB. Smith did soC. Smith didnt hear him D. Smith didnt do so27Whats the meaning of “went to his reward” _.A. died B. went to get some gifts C. got

17、savedD. got injured 328What do we know about Smith? _.A. He was a lazy manB. He was a silly man who believed in GodC. He was a poor manD. He was a lucky man who believed in God29What do you think of this passage? This passage is very _.A. movingB. surprising C. depressingD. humorous 30The best title

18、 of this passage is _ .A. How Do You Believe in God? B. What Do You Want from Me? C. How God Loved Smith!D. Smith Obeyed Gods OrderBI began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mothers idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to ha

19、ve any chance of keeping up with the competition. With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy bla

20、ck letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home. “How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked. “None.” “Where did you go?” “The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.” “What did you do?” “Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Sat

21、urday Evening Post.” “You just stood there?” “Didnt sell a single one.” “My God, Russell!” Uncle Allen put in, “Well, Ive decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned. Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to rin

22、g doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day, I told my mother Id changed my mind. I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business. “If you think you can

23、 change your mind like this,” she replied, “youll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me. My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My moth

24、er, dissatisfied with my fathers plain workmans life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husbands people for true life and love.31. Why did the boy start his job young?

25、A. He wanted to be famous in the future. B. The job was quite easy for him.C. The competition for the job was fierce. D. His mother had high hopes for him.32. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _.A. disappointed B. interested C. ashamed D. excited433. What

26、 did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A. She gave him some money. B. She punished him.C. She forced him to continue. D. She changed her plan.34. What does the underlined word “nickel” most possibly mean?A. a note that is worth ten dollars B. a coin that is worth five cents C. a list show

27、ing how much you have to pay D. a bill signed in acknowledgement of debt 35. What is the text mainly about?A. The happy childhood of the writer. B. The early success of a journalist.C. The early life of a journalist. D. The important role of the writer in his family.CThe use of the word imitation（模仿

28、）reminds me that we ought to make some more comments on the risk of people imitating what they see on the screen in the way of crime（犯罪） or violence. First there was always a risk of children acting out scenes which could be dangerous. For example, I remember a woman who was head of a middle school

29、telling me that she had happened to look out of her window when the children were on the playground and had seen them putting a small boy on a chair with a rope round his neck and the rope over the branch of a tree; fortunately she was in time to get there before the child was hanged. I remember a f

30、ilm in particular in which the hero who was imprisoned had escaped by electrocuting（通电触死）his guard, the technique of doing this being shown in detail. This was the kind of scene which we could cut for these reasons.In films for young people and adults we always tried to keep off the screen the detai

31、ls of criminal techniques, such as how to open a locked door with a piece of hard plastic or how to open a safe; if we were consulted（请教）before production, I used to advise that the details should not be shown. When I gave talks in prisons about film checking I had full support for this, since fathe

32、rs who were in prison for criminal offences did not want their children to get on crime.Every time I gave a talk in a prison someone used to mention the French film Rififi. made by Jules Dassin in 1954. This remarkable film showed in great detail a robbery of a jewelers shop, the robbery lasting abo

33、ut half an hour and being backed by only natural sound.one of the most brilliant film sequences（连续镜头） of all time. I remember our discussion at the time. We thought that the robbery was finished only with the use of advanced and obviously expensive equipment and that only the most experienced and sk

34、illed criminals could possibly imitate it; we believed therefore that it was relatively safe. When talking in prisons some years later I learned that there had been several robberies in which the techniques had been copied, so perhaps we were wrong.36. The writer thinks that_.A. the details of the c

35、riminal technique should be keptB. children should not imitate what they see on the screen C. the details of the crime should not be shown on the screenD. it is dangerous to imitate what they see on the screen37. What is the writers attitude towards the film in which the hero had escaped by electroc

36、uting 5the guard?A. The writer likes it very much. B. The writer does not show his/her attitude. C. The writer thinks the film has some value. D. The writer strongly objects to it.38. Parents in prison agreed to film checking because_.A. they had given a talk on it B. the crime on screen could be im

37、itated without difficultyC. they did not want their children to follow themD. they had made mistakes39. All the following statements about “Rififi” are true EXCEPT _.A. that the technique of the robbery was not imitatedB. that some very good tools were used in the robberyC. that the film showed the

38、technique in detailD. that the robbery shown needs experience and skills40. It can be inferred from the passage that_.A. only people in prison support film checkingB. it is hard for children to tell the differences between real life and the imaginaryC. only children imitate what they have seen on th

39、e screenD. the writer used to advise the details of crime should be shownD What happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball? That question motivated a challenging new study of the brains of experienced players that has caused discussion and debate among soccer play

40、ers, and some anxiety among those of us with soccer-playing children. For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34 adults, men and women. All of the volunteers had played soccer since childhood and now competed year-round in adult soccer leagues. Each

41、 filled out a detailed questionnaire developed especially for this study to determine how many times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year, as well as whether they had experienced any known concussions (脑震荡) in the past. Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and

42、other learning skills and had their brains scanned, using a complicated new M.R.I. technique which can find structural changes in the brain that cant be seen during most scans. According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North America meeting last month, the researchers found t

43、hat the players who had headed the ball more than about 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory, attention and the processing of visual information, compared with players who had headed the ball fewer times. This pat

44、tern of white matter loss is similar to those seen in traumatic (外伤的) brain injury, 6like that after a serious concussion, the researchers reported, even though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a concussion. The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more

45、 in the past year were also generally worse at recalling lists of words read to them, forgetting or fumbling the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less.41. The passage is most probably a_.A. news reportB. text for doctorsC. story for soccer playersD. research report42. In whi

46、ch way can we find the structural changes in the brain?A. M.R.I. technique.B. Questionnaire.C. Scanning.D. Computerized test. 43. From the passage we can conclude that frequent heading may have_.A. nothing to do with the brain injury B. little effect on ones brainC. significant effect on brain D. on

47、es memory improved44. What is likely to be the cause of memory loss?A. Playing soccer frequently. B. Tests of their memory.C. Information processing. D. White matter loss.45. The underlined word fumbling is closest in meaning to_.A. missing B. misunderstandingC. recalling D. remembering 第二节 信息匹配 (共

48、5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在相应位置上。下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息。This is a page from a college information handbook. It tells you where you can find variouscollege services and facilities (设施) in the main college block.A. STUDENT SERVICES CENTRE (Careers Room 113) The staff

49、members are available to advise on career choice and applications for higher education.B. ACCOMMODATION OFFICE (Room 114) Mrs. Wardle is available each afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 to help students with problems relating to housing.C. MEDICAL ROOM (Room 115) Mrs. Wright, the college nurse, is availab

50、le each morning from 9:30 to 10:00 am. The college doctor is in attendance on Wednesday mornings. All kinds of medicines are sold here and cheaper than in the downtown.D. SPORTS OFFICE (Room 207) Mrs. Murie can provide information about sporting and keep-fit activities. She has been teaching kick-bo

51、xing in the gymnasium.7E. FOOD SERVICE (Room 127) Mr. Nunn is the manager of the Food Service and will do his best to help if you require a special diet.F. LIBRARY (Room 215) There are various books and reference materials about literature, art, math, etc. Besides books, there are photo-copying, vid

52、eo, audio-visual and computing facilities.请阅读以下学生的有关信息，然后匹配学生和他/她需要找的服务部门(室)：46. Jack Anderson is a foreign student majoring in medicine. The food of the college restaurant isnt fit for him.47. Peter Florian is fond of sports. Unfortunately, he had his leg broken on the playground this morning.48. L

53、ynne Nagata, a new student whose family is far from the college, fails to find a place to live in. 49. Alice Fingelhamm is going to graduate next year. She is preparing her thesis（毕业论文）and has to refer to lots of information about it.50. Margaret Lillian studies at the department of computer science

54、. She would like to have further study after graduation.第四部分：写作第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分)第一节 基础写作 (共 1 小题，满分 15 分) 根据下面内容写一篇短文，介绍一下你们的一次山区行。【写作内容写作内容】【写作要求写作要求】1. 只能使用 5 个句子表达全部内容。2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。第二节 读写任务 (共 1 小题,满分 25 分)阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇 150 词左右的英语短文。A farmer go

55、t so old that he couldnt work the fields anymore. So he would spend the day just sitting on the porch (门廊). His son, still working on the farm, would look up from time to time and see his father sitting there. “Hes of no use any more,” the son thought, “and he doesnt 时间：2013 年 3 月 8 日至 10 日地点： 陕西省西部

56、一个偏远的小山村目的： 了解留守儿童（left-behind） ，帮助留守儿童； 给留守儿童送去许多食物和书籍，与他们同吃同住三天。感受： 为了谋生， 留守儿童的父母离开他们去城市打工； 留守儿童大多聪明、大方， 很小就能够照顾自己及他人； 西部之行使我们获得了很多的乐趣，学到了很多的东西。8do anything!”One day the son got so frustrated that he built a wood coffin（棺材）, dragged it over to the porch, and told his father to get in. Without sayi

57、ng anything, the father climbed inside. After closing the lid, the son dragged the coffin to the edge of the farm where there was a high cliff（悬崖）.As he approached the drop, he heard a light tapping on the lid from inside the coffin. He opened it up. Still lying there peacefully, the father looked up at his son. “I know you are going to throw me down the cliff, but before you do it, may I ask you a question?”“What is it?” asked the son.“Throw me down the cliff, if you like,” said the old f